Norman Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker in 2010 | |
| Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 3 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Browne |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Featherstone |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 15 May 2010 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Paul Clark |
| Succeeded by | Robert Goodwill |
| Member of Parliament for Lewes | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Rathbone |
| Succeeded by | Maria Caulfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1957 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Alma mater | Royal Holloway, University of London |
Norman John Baker (born 26 July 1957) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes in East Sussex from the 1997 general election until his defeat in 2015.
In May 2010 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport. On 7 October 2013, Baker was promoted to Minister of State at the Home Office in the coalition government of 2010–15.[1] He resigned from his role at the Home Office on 3 November 2014.[2]
- ^ Rowena Mason Norman Baker could be thorn in Theresa May's side at Home Office Archived 18 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian (7 October 2013)/
- ^ "Norman Baker: I resign - and it's Theresa May's fault". The Independent. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.